now, i have finally been able to watch the MD finals thanks to the great efforts of modious. and i must say, i have to disagree with james (his comments below in red), which is rather rare for me. i don't think JJS was the weakest player at all in this match.
Game 1
now, i felt all 4 players were equally good in this game, maybe LJJ was slightly better than the rest but it could have gone either way, being so close at 22-20. nothing much to say here, some excellent rallies.
Game 2
this is the game where i felt LJJ was outstanding. that point at 12-15 was the best i've seen in a long time, put a smile on my face. here's where i felt HJM started to fade a little. i thought, overall, HJM was the weakest player and he gradually deteriorated as the match wore on. in the first game, he was sharp at the net and excellent at the fast exchanges, he showed signs of this in the second game but was not as consistent as in the first.
Game 3
here is where i felt HJM played the worst, and it affected LJJ's game as well. all 4 players started a little nervy, but LJJ/HJM kept ahead and were leading at the interval. then HJM made a lot of unforced errors after that, at one point you could see him visibly apologising as LJJ looked very dissapointed. i don't know if this is a fitness issue, but he certainly went off the boil.
all in all, a very entertaining game. LJJ was the best player by far, HJM started well but lost it in the end, LYD and JJS were the steadier pair in the final 2 games and deserved the victory in the end.
MD: Lee/Jung vs Lee/Hwang
A good match which was well fought by both pairs, similar as the WD the match was very evenly balanced up until 14 points in the thirds when a few lose errors from LJJ gifted LYD/JJS a cushion which they did not relinquish.
For most of the match though Lee/Hwang were the better pair, the two KOR Pairs are quite even in defence, but Lee/Hwang are definitely superior in attack at both the front and the back they have more power. Ther was also an intresting battle at the net between LeeJJ and Lee YD, and I think LJJ shaded it slightly. Out of the four players JJS is the weakest, and this puts pressure on LYD to do sometihng special, which he often can do, but it should not be relied upon.
Game 1
now, i felt all 4 players were equally good in this game, maybe LJJ was slightly better than the rest but it could have gone either way, being so close at 22-20. nothing much to say here, some excellent rallies.
Game 2
this is the game where i felt LJJ was outstanding. that point at 12-15 was the best i've seen in a long time, put a smile on my face. here's where i felt HJM started to fade a little. i thought, overall, HJM was the weakest player and he gradually deteriorated as the match wore on. in the first game, he was sharp at the net and excellent at the fast exchanges, he showed signs of this in the second game but was not as consistent as in the first.
Game 3
here is where i felt HJM played the worst, and it affected LJJ's game as well. all 4 players started a little nervy, but LJJ/HJM kept ahead and were leading at the interval. then HJM made a lot of unforced errors after that, at one point you could see him visibly apologising as LJJ looked very dissapointed. i don't know if this is a fitness issue, but he certainly went off the boil.
all in all, a very entertaining game. LJJ was the best player by far, HJM started well but lost it in the end, LYD and JJS were the steadier pair in the final 2 games and deserved the victory in the end.
MD: Lee/Jung vs Lee/Hwang
A good match which was well fought by both pairs, similar as the WD the match was very evenly balanced up until 14 points in the thirds when a few lose errors from LJJ gifted LYD/JJS a cushion which they did not relinquish.
For most of the match though Lee/Hwang were the better pair, the two KOR Pairs are quite even in defence, but Lee/Hwang are definitely superior in attack at both the front and the back they have more power. Ther was also an intresting battle at the net between LeeJJ and Lee YD, and I think LJJ shaded it slightly. Out of the four players JJS is the weakest, and this puts pressure on LYD to do sometihng special, which he often can do, but it should not be relied upon.
